Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-12-15

GH0 1udAiASu NotCI6 vi AlIY IQC0fn0F0
: ed city or town In this state HAVING
= population OF twenty-five hundred Il
! habItants or more, to the body ha vim
Legislative functions therein, such bod
! shall order an election to be held /
I such city to be voted at by the quail
: fled voters thereof, and no others, {
5 determine whether or not spirituou
and intoxicating liquors shall be sol
, within the limits OF such city or town
} Snch election shall be held within fort,
, days after the receipt OF such petition
hut not within sixty days Of any muni
cipal or state election held in such city
and shall he conducted, the returns
thereof made and the result thereo
Iascertained and determined in accord
aDce, in all respects. with the avs and
ordinances governing municipal cleo
| tions in such city. and frauds perpe.
tra:ed, and fraudulent voting, at such
elections shall be ofenses as prescribed
for frauds and fraudulent voting al
general elections held under the laws
of this state, and shall be pnniseti as
sIch laws provided. The result Of such
'.h ction shall be entered upon the
journals or records of the body ordering
the same, and the expenses thereof
shall be paid out OF the treasury ofsaid
town In the same manner MS the ex>
penses OF other municipal elections,
Provided. that for the purp 1se OF de.
termiuing the fact whether or not any
town shall be governed by the pro-
visions of this section, such body hav-
ing legislative functions therein, may,
under an ordinance thereof, take CEN
sus of the Inhabitants of such tnwn and
the result OF such census shall be enter
de upon the journals or records thereof.
and such entry, or certified COPY
thereof, shall be proof of such fact, aud
shall be filed with the clerk of the
county court of the county is which
such town ia situated.
SEC. 8. That notice of such election
shall be given by puhlica ton In some
newspaper pulished in the county, aud
such notice shall be published in such
newspaper for four consecutive weeks,
and the last insertion shall be within
ten days next before such election, and
such other notice may he given ne the
county court or municipal body order
Ing such election may think proper. In
order to give general publicity to the
election.
Sec. 4. That all persons voting 40
any election held under the provisions
OF this act, who are against the
sale OF intoxicating liquors. shall
have written or printed on their
ballots, agaisat the sale 0f, imtoxi.
eating liquors." aud all those who are
IN favor Of the sale of such intoxicating
liquors shall have written or printed
on their ballots. "for the sale ot intoxi.
eating liquors." Provided, that II the
county court or municipal body order
ing such election deem It expedient,
they may order that both the above
sentences nay be written or printed
Oh the tickets to be used and voted at
said election, with the further irIstruC.
ton printed on such tickets or ball0ta
the clauee you do not WANT
SEC. 5. II majority Of the votes
cast ct such election be for sale OF In
toxicating liquors. such intoxicating
liquors may be sold under the prOvi6-
ions OF existing. laws regulating the
sale thereof, aud the, procuring of II.
cense for that purpose, and IL q majority
Of the votes cast at such election be
against the sale Of intoxicating IL
4uors," the county court or municipal
body ordering such election shall pub-
ish the result Of such election once q
week for four consecutive weeks, In
the same newspaper In which the notice
If election was published; and the pro.
visions of this act shall take effect and
be in force from and after the date OF
The last insertion Of the publication
asst above referred to: aud provided
further, that no license to sell ixtoxi-
,atiug liquors of any description, pro-
libited by this act, shall be granted
Turing the time of publication last
above mentioned: and provided furth-
er, that this act shall not he 30 CON-
'trued as to interfere with any license
ssued before the day of such election,
DlIt Qflnh IQan1a q m until ho dox
II it's expiration, and shall not be re-
lewed. The election in this act pro-
'ided> for, and the result thereof, may
Do contested in the same manner as IL
low provided by law for the contest of
he elections OF county officers In this
tate.
Sec. 6. That IL q majority Of the
,otes cast at any election held under
he provisions Of this act shall be
against the sale of intoxicating IL
Iuors," it shall not be lawful for any
,ersOn within the limits of such county
lying outside of the corporate limits
# any city or town having, at the date
# such order of election, q population
4 twenty-five hundred inhabitants or
nOre) or city, as the case may be to
lirectly or indirectly sell. give away or
arter in any manner whatever. any
ind 0fintoxicatipg of 8 liquors or beverage
alcohol in any quantity
whatever, under the penalties herein.
fter prescribed.
Sec. 7. That whenever the election
D this act provided for hns been held
nd decided either "for" or .'against"
he sale of Intoxicating liquors, then
be question shall not be again sub
nitted within four years next there
fter IN the same county or city, rs the
ase may be, and then only upon
lew petition and in every respect con-
0rming to the provisions OF this act.
SEC. 8. That nothing In this act
hall be SO construed as to prevent
he sale Of wine for sacramental pur.
'oses, nor shall anything herein con-
aimed prevent licensed druggists or
from furnishing pure al-
ohol for medicinal, xrt, scientific and
0echanical purposes.
Sec. 8. That any person violating
he provisions Of this act shaN be
een.ed guilty OF q misdemeanor, and
II conviction thereof shall be punish
d by fine Of not less than three hua-
red dollars nor more than one thous-
nd dollars, or by imprisonment In the
ounty iail not less than six mouths
or more than twelve months. or by
9th such fine aud imprisonment.
Approved April 8, 1887.
FOR SALE!
One OF the Best Farms, two and one-half
lies from Ironton. containing 800 acres of